In 2023, the Australian Bureau of Statistics vowed that the LGBTIQ+ community would be better represented in the next Census. Now, it has been revealed questions will remain unchanged.
Members of the LGBTIQ+ community say they feel betrayed by the federal government over a decision not to include more categories for gender and sexuality in the 2026 Census. The decision comes despite the Australian Bureau of Statistics working with an LGBTIQ+ Expert Advisory Committee to develop and propose new questions for inclusion. Anna Brown, CEO of the advocacy group Equality Australia, said these questions would have provided crucial information about the Australian community.
"We launched that claim after that Census because we thought it was important that my son is starting school, I'd be able to tell him how many kids are just like him, and we'd be able to have national-level data that tells us how many LGBTQ plus families there are.
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